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clutter.

A confused disordered jumble of things.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈklʌtə(ɹ)/UK/ˈklʌtɚ/US[ˈklʌɾɚ]US
  1. A confused disordered jumble of things.

    uncountable
  2. Background echoes, from clouds etc., on a radar or sonar screen.

    uncountable
  3. Alternative form of clowder.

    alt-of · alternative · collective · countable
  4. Clatter; confused noise.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  5. A Sperner family.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cloteren (“to form clots; coagulate; heap on”), from clot (“clot”), equivalent to clot + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare Welsh cludair (“heap, pile”), cludeirio (“to heap”).

verb/ˈklʌtə(ɹ)/UK/ˈklʌtɚ/US[ˈklʌɾɚ]US
  1. To fill something with clutter.

    transitive
  2. To clot or coagulate, like blood.

    intransitive · obsolete
  3. To make a confused noise; to bustle.

    intransitive
  4. To utter words hurriedly, especially (but not exclusively) as a speech disorder (compare cluttering).

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cloteren (“to form clots; coagulate; heap on”), from clot (“clot”), equivalent to clot + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare Welsh cludair (“heap, pile”), cludeirio (“to heap”).

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